Or. Admin. Code § 855-135-0010

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 855-135-0010 - Continuing Pharmacy Education Programs: General Requirements

(1) CPE programs must consist of subject matter pertinent to pharmacy including:

(a) Socioeconomic aspects of healthcare;

(b) Legal aspects of healthcare;

(c) Properties and actions of drugs and dosage forms;

(d) Etiology, characteristics, therapeutics, and prevention of disease states; or

(e) General topics related to pharmacy.

(2) Time spent in the following activities may be included in the calculation of CPE credit:

(a) A program delivered by an instructor or a panel of instructors;

(b) A structured CPE discussion, workshop or demonstration;

(c) A structured CPE question and answer session;

(d) An ACPE accredited program or board-approved program;

(e) An ACCME AMA Category 1 accredited program or AAVSB-RACE approved medical program up to the following limits per renewal cycle:

(A) 10 hours of CPE for Pharmacists;

(B) 6 hours of CPE for Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Technicians.

(f) A policy discussion at an Oregon Board of Pharmacy meeting up to a maximum of 2 hours of law CPE per renewal cycle.

(3) Time spent in the following activities must not be included in the calculation of CPE credit:

(a) Welcoming remarks;

(b) Meals or social functions;

(c) Business sessions (e.g. voting, treasury report, strategic plan);

(d) Unstructured discussion, workshops, and demonstrations;

(e) Unstructured question and answer sessions;

(f) Degree programs;

(g) Non-ACPE approved certificate programs;

(h) Licensing or certification examinations;

(i) Skills training programs;

(j) Software training programs;

(k) Learning assessments;

(l) Program evaluations; and

(m) Attending CPE programs for which credit was not granted by the provider.

(4) For each accredited or board-approved program, the licensee must retain a certificate of completion for each completed program that includes:

(a) Licensee name;

(b) Title, activity date, and activity number of the program;

(c) Topic designation (e.g. law, patient safety, pain);

(d) Name of the program provider;

(e) Number of contact hours earned by topic designation; and

(f) Statement of credit granted to the participant.

(5) For each accredited or board-approved program, the licensee must ensure that licensee program completion CPE credit was recorded in the CPE Monitor or a certificate of completion is uploaded to the licensee's electronic licensing record with the board prior to submission of the license renewal.

Or. Admin. Code § 855-135-0010

BP 51-2022, adopt filed 12/20/2022, effective 7/1/2023; BP 50-2024, minor correction filed 05/06/2024, effective 5/6/2024; BP 60-2024, amend filed 08/09/2024, effective 8/9/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 689.205

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 689.255, ORS 689.285 & ORS 689.490